Simutech Solutions

Simutech Solutions is your go-to provider of support services for your high fidelity flight training systems. We offer a range of support including advanced technical support, technical training, regulatory support, recruitment, installations & relocations, device appraisal & pre-purchase inspections, and major upgrade support.

We are OEM agnostic, and support all device levels from Full Flight Simulators, to Flight Training Devices to Part Task Trainers and beyond.

Chief Executive Officer

AIC Connect

There is a great depth of talent, innovation and industrial capability in Australia. 

AIC Connect’s mission is to bring as many Australian SMEs into the Defence Industrial Base to support a more resilient and capable defence force.

Our nation requires an unprecedented build up of our industrial base to support our Defence capabilities, and we are helping the backbone of the Australian economy - small and medium businesses - build up their capability and capacity to support this high growth industry.

CEO & Managing Director

Share EV

As Corporate Sales Executive, I am responsible for overall strategic planning and execution of Share EV's corporate sales initiatives.

By positioning Share EV as the country's premiere 'turn key' EV fleet solution provider, I am accountable to the Managing Director to grow the company's market share within corporate fleets across Australia.

Corporate Sales Executive

DdV Coaching

DdV Coaching is my career coaching specialty business.

I coach and mentor the younger generation to navigate their career and earn more money.
Supporting clients from all over the world; I'm all about giving the next generation a leg-up in their careers!

Career Coach

Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association (GUPSA)

I was elected to the Board of the Griffith University Post Graduate Students Association (GUPSA) in late 2021 as Coursework Officer to represent my fellow post graduate students undertaking their study via coursework.

In late 2022 I was re-elected for a second term as Coursework Officer, and will continue to work hard to advocate for the needs of my peers completing their postgraduate studies via coursework.

The Coursework Officer role holds joint responsibility as co-chair of the board alongside the Research Officer and Online Officer roles. These three roles represent the entire postgraduate body of students within Griffith University.

Completing my MBA studies in October of 2023, I am no longer eligible to seek re-election to the Board, so as of November 2023 I am handing over the Coursework Officer role to the new candidate to take forward the initiatives and support Griffith postgraduate students on their educational journey.

Board Co-Chair & Coursework Officer

HeliMods

HeliMods is a unique capability within the Australian and global aviation, defence & aerospace market. HeliMods delights its customers with a well established, best of breed, industry 4.0 technology base that is used to design, manufacture and deliver highly innovative solutions in the aerospace domain.

As Head of Emerging Programs & AIC, I was responsible to leverage the existing and emerging HeliMods capabilities within the emerging customer domain of defence. I focused on establishing and nurturing relationships with defence and defence primes then clearly articulating the value proposition that HeliMods can bring to larger defence acquisition and sustainment programs. 

HeliMods punches significantly above its weight due to the substantial investments in people and technology that have been made over 20+ years.

Head of Emerging Programs & AIC

I led the APAC regional team to ensure our Defence and Security customers always receive the highest quality post sales service and product support to enable the highest level of training to be delivered.
I provided functional management of the APAC Maintenance organisation, including compliance and governance leadership.

I led the program to support training on the AW139 Full Flight Simulator at the ACE training centre in Bankstown, NSW in support of the New South Wales Ambulance Service.
I led the Australian contingent of the team supporting the MH-60R suite of training devices on site at HMAS Albatross in support of the Royal Australian Navy.

Manager, Customer Services, APAC

I led the customer service team in the delivery of post-sales product support and was responsible for maintenance regulatory compliance and governance across Australia and New Zealand within the Defence & Security business unit.

I led an initiative to completion in an overhaul of the Maintenance Management System (a subset of the Quality Management System) including policy, process, procedure, and standardisations thereof. The overhaul also included skills and training management of the maintainer cohort to ensure repeatable, high-quality outcomes.

Customer Service Manager & Senior Maintenance Manager

KC-30A Training Centre - Multi-Role Tanker Transport Simulators
Full Mission Simulator
Part Task Trainer (Air-to-air Refueling Station)
Integrated Procedures Trainer

Preventative Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance
Stores Management
Shift Supervision
Continuous Improvement Projects

Simulator Technician

Raytheon Australia

F/A-18E/F Australian Super Hornet Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (x2)
F/A-18E/F Australian Super Hornet Low Cost Trainer (x4)
F/A-18E/F Australian Super Hornet Integrated Virtual Environment Maintenance Trainer (x2)
F/A-18E/F Australian Super Hornet Computer Based Training System (x5 Classrooms)

Preventative Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance
Stores Management

Thales Australia

C-17A Globemaster Full Flight Mission Simulator
C-17A Globemaster Loadmaster Trainer

Preventative Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance
Stores Management

F111-C Mission Simulator

Preventative Maintenance
Corrective Maintenance
Stores Management

Boeing Training & Flight Services (Previously Alteon)

Boeing 717 Full Flight Simulator
2x Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulators
Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator
Alteon/Boeing/Virgin Training Centre, Brisbane Airport

Work conducted for Boeing as an employee of Thales Australia under a subcontract

Helping young professionals earn bigger salaries and the promotions they deserve 💪 | $100k salary at 27 | CEO of AIC Connect | 1st exec role at 36 | Career coach 💼

Young people struggle being promoted.

And it has nothing to do with them being lazy or arrogant!

(Regardless of what people say about Gen-Z🙄)

The problem is that they’re only taught the skill to do their job. No one shows them:

→ How to plan a career they’ll love
→ What’s needed to get a promotion (because it isn’t being good at your job!)
→ How to create a work/life balance

I was never shown either!

I had to work it out for myself and thankfully I did a good job of it. I got my 1st 6 figure salary at 27 and my 1st executive role at 36.

A lot of the people I’ve worked with are:

💪 Hardworking
🌟 Ambitious
👍 Generally good people

But they’re being wasted doing the same entry role that they started in.

If you want to earn more money and learn how to navigate your career, please message me and let’s chat!

Daniel de Vries

Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast Ltd.

Non Executive Director

Griffith University

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer in Finance at Griffith University Gold Coast Campus specialising in teaching Finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I hold a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Bachelor of International Finance (Honours) and PhD from Griffith University with research interests in higher education teaching as well as behavioural finance. 

My research interest in the area of teaching is focused in how technology has influenced teaching in higher education and how blended learning techniques have been used to enhance student learning outcomes. I have presented at blended learning symposiums, international teaching conferences and have been a reviewer for journals in education and finance. I have completed postgraduate studies in higher education, acted as a reviewer for international teaching conferences and have been awarded a Faculty Learning and Teaching Citation (2010) a Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching (Highly Commended) (2013) and Winner (2016) as recognition for my teaching expertise.

My research in finance is concentrated on the investigation of stock markets with a view to determining and exposing mis-pricings in stocks. My research has contributed to enhance the body of knowledge in one of the most unpredictable and influential areas of finance – asset pricing and return predictability. 

My publications include articles in the Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Multinational Finance Journal, Accounting Research Journal and JASSA among others.


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